Santa visits Mobile

Santa came to visit Mobile. Sydney and Mommy were upstairs when we heard HO, HO, HO and bells jingling. I told Sydney it was Santa and she ran the other way scared and screaming for daddy! When daddy appeared, she was okay to come downstairs and look what she found.....

Sydney was sooooooooo excited!!! She kept going back and forth between all 3 gifts.

Sydney played us some beautiful Christmas music on her piano.

Sydney did not want to go to bed after playing with all of her new toys.

White Christmas

We flew up to Chicago for Christmas and had fun seeing A LOT of family! We were able to go to the Shedd Aquarium (of course I did not have my camera again so pics to follow when I get them from the grandparents).

We got a chance to sled several times. Sydney liked going down best head first, but she went down sitting up, laying on her back, backwards, pretty much anyway you can go down.

She even let me take her down once or twice, but really liked going down by herself. We usually had to drag her back inside kicking and screaming because she was having so much, but we were frozen!

Uncle Steve and Aunt Susan

We left Nashville and drove back to Birmingham and were able to spend the night with Aunt Susan, Uncle Steve and Christopher. It was so good to see them.

Aunt Susan is an amazing story book reader. Sydney was mesmerized by her words.
We got an apron from the Tiplers for Christmas. She is showing off her apron while sitting in Christopher's lap.

Nashville Christmas

We went up to Nashville to stay at the Opryland Hotel with Na, Pop, Uncle Josh, Aunt Chrissy, and Mary Casen! We had so much fun. We were able to play in the snow (not from the sky, but from the snow machine) and go in the really COLD (7-9 degrees cold) ICE exhibit. I did not have my camera, but will get pics from Na and post soon.

Before we left we were able to go on a train ride. (The only time I pulled out my camera).

Meeting Santa!

We were invited out to meet Santa at the Yacht Club.

While waiting on Santa to arrive we saw our classmate Sophia and took a picture on the fire truck.

Santa arrived by boat.

Waiting patiently for Santa to call Sydney's name to come up and get a present.

Sydney did not want to sit in Santa's lap to open her present from him, but she did hug him and stand next to him while I held her.

The Grande

While Sydney was having fun with the grandparents we snuck away to the Grande Hotel in point clear for a night. It was wonderful. Then Sydney, Na and Pop met up with us for Brunch.

Daddy and Sydney rolling their suitcases.

Trying to get a picture for the Christmas card.

This ended up being the magic one.

Sydney loves to twirl around in circles. She was showing off for a couple of people.

There were ducks to feed at the hotel also. These ducks were MEAN. They ran straight up to Sydney and bit her on the nose. She did not even have food. However, Sydney did not mind and still wanted to feed them her fruit loops.




Group picture.

Fun With Grandparents

Sydney had fun with both sets of grandparents in Silverhill, AL (WHERE??) Yes it was in the middle of nowhere, but they had a lot of fun stuff for kids to do.

There was a petting zoo...watch your fingers, those goats look hungry.

There was a train! Got to love the train whistle!


Then you got to decorate your own wooden train. Pop helped us a little.

Look over there! I must go see.......


Mickey Mouse!!!!!!!

Christmas Lights

We had lots of fun going to see all of the Christmas Lights at Bellingrath Gardens. It was beautiful! Having the grandparents there we were able to grab several family pics and also a picture to put on the Christmas card.